The Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Built around 700 CE during the Pallava dynasty, it's a masterpiece of Dravidian architecture and one of South India's oldest stone temples. The sandstone temple is known for its numerous sculptures, an intricate circumambulatory passage symbolizing rebirth, and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India